Author Archives: Jill Foer Hirsch

When The Chips Are Down

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

For all my years of eavesdropping in restaurants, turnaround was bound to happen eventually.  I met my friend for dinner last night—we went to Old Ebbitt because they have an appetizer of homemade potato chips topped by generous amounts of … Continue reading →

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Need An Opinion? Email Me.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I have an opinion on absolutely everything, and I’m typically not shy about sharing it.  Sometimes I assume that my opinion is so obviously the “right” opinion that I’m shocked when others disagree.  I guess some people call that close-minded, … Continue reading →

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I Accept!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I am new to this blogging community; my dear friend Mimi inspired me with her blog http://waitingforthekarmatruck.com, which always makes me laugh, cry, shake my head yes, and sometimes do all of the above at the same time.  She is pure … Continue reading →

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A House Divided

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

A lovely young man I know has been dating a lovely young woman.  Everything is perfect except…The Mother.  The Mother lives with the young man and will not budge.  Back when the young man was a very young man he … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Passion, Drama And Janet Reno

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Families, each and every one of them, are crazy. Believe me, I have plenty of stories about my family, but it’s so much fun to pick on someone else’s family that I have to indulge. My friend, let’s call him … Continue reading →

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Our Friends Across The Pond?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Let’s get it straight from the outset that I love the British people.  Don’t you?  I mean, they always seem pretty classy, they think everything is brilliant, and they not only know how to make scones, they know how to … Continue reading →

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Brave Or Stupid?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

You know how sometimes you just close your eyes, jump off a cliff and hope for the best? No? Me either. And yet here I am doing exactly that. The day job is fascinating and all, but it really cuts … Continue reading →

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Rated EAYA for Early Afternoon Young Adult

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I get my day going every morning with the 70s station.  It’s just classic; everyone from Elton John to Olivia Newton- John (no relation) to John Denver.  But the morning music has recently become mourning music.  At 6:30 in the … Continue reading →

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Betty: A Love Story Or Three

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Our dinner with Olivier and family in Paris may have been my most awkward, but there have been some other odd meals.  Let’s see, there was an interesting turn of events last fall while attending a conference in Atlanta.  Some of … Continue reading →

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What Goes Up Must Come Down

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Jill Foer Hirsch

Like many others I suppose, right as we start to slide in to Thanksgiving I start anticipating the joys of the holidays.  Before long our neighbors are putting up their lights and Santa pigs and all, and I start to … Continue reading →

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